Another 4 inches of snow moves Ann Arbor closer to snowfall record

Another snowy night moved Ann Arbor closer to its snowiest winter in history after another four inches of snow fell on the area Saturday night and Sunday morning.

Dan Thompson, meteorologist at the National Weather Service, said between four and four-and-a-half inches of snow fell on Ann Arbor during the latest storm. Unofficially, that moves Ann Arbor to a total of approximately 86 inches of snow for the 2013-14 winter.

That’s just three inches shy of the record, set when 89.8 inches of snow fell on Ann Arbor in 2007-08, according to Dennis Kahlbaum, staff meteorologist at the University of Michigan.

“Since March usually receives eight-and-a-half inches of snow, the record may be in jeopardy,” Kahlbaum said in an email last week.

Kahlbaum reported last week that this winter has already been the snowiest winter on season. Meteorological winter is measured from Dec. 1 to the end of February. During that time frame, 79 inches of snow fell on Ann Arbor, he said.

Thompson said the forecast doesn’t show much more snow coming to Ann Arbor on Sunday, with skies expected to clear.

“We’re looking at a clearing pattern,” Thompson said. “It’ll be cool, with highs in the mid teens.”

It was slow-going on many area roads after the storm and Washtenaw County dispatchers reported there had been reports of crashes earlier in the day. As of 8:45 a.m., traffic was moving and there weren’t many crashes to report.

Earlier in the day, there were a number of spinoff crashes but nothing serious, according to dispatchers.